Partick Th 2
Dundee Utd 1
League (Premier Division)
Partick Th |
2 - 1 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Jim Melrose (55) Doug Somner (76) |
Paul Sturrock (89) |
| Team Managers | |
| Bertie Auld |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Alan Rough 2. George Mackie 3. Brian Whittaker 4. Ian Gibson 5. Andy Anderson 6. John Marr 7. Bobby Houston 8. Jim Melrose 9. Ally Love 10. Doug Somner 11. John Craig |
Hamish McAlpine .1 Andy Rolland .2 Frank Kopel .3 George Fleming .4 Paul Hegarty .5 Dave Narey .6 Paul Sturrock .7 Billy Kirkwood .8 John Bourke .9 Derek Addison .10 Graeme Payne .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Alex O'Hara 14. Jackie Campbell |
Bobby Robinson .12 John Holt .14 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Jackie Campbell for George Mackie (58) Alex O'Hara for Ian Gibson (66) |
Bobby Robinson for George Fleming (74) |
| Cautions | |
| Jim Melrose (22) |
Hamish McAlpine (38) Paul Sturrock (75) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Mike Delaney (Cleland) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at October 15th, 1977)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
16 | - | 293 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
16 | - | 244 | 7 |
| Andy Rolland | 34 |
|
14 | 1 | 420 | 37 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
16 | 3 | 123 | 27 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
16 | 1 | 159 | 14 |
| George Fleming | 29 |
|
13 | 2 | 231 | 23 |
| Derek Addison | 22 |
|
15 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 19 |
|
13 | 6 | 17 | 7 |
| Graeme Payne | 21 |
|
14 | - | 132 | 6 |
| Paul Sturrock | 21 |
|
16 | 6 | 100 | 34 |
| John Bourke | 23 |
|
5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Bobby Robinson (sub) | 26 |
|
11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
League Table (as at October 15th, 1977)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 14 |
| 2. | Rangers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 13 |
| 3. | DUNDEE UTD | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 12 |
| 4. | St Mirren | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 5. | Hibernian | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 9 |
| 6. | Partick Th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 7. | Motherwell | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 8. | Ayr Utd | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 9. | Celtic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -16 | 3 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 15th October 1977 |
|---|
| Aberdeen | 1-2 | Hibernian |
| Ayr Utd | 2-0 | Clydebank |
| Celtic | 1-2 | St Mirren |
| Motherwell | 1-4 | Rangers |
| Partick Th | 2-1 | Dundee Utd |